The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-22
pie. One judge. aud no more. shall be resi-
debt of each district, of which there are to be
Ave- as follows.

pie. One judge, aud no more, shall be q resi-
| debt OF each district, of which there are to b.
| Ave, IS follows:
.FrstCounties of Monroe, Owen. Clay. Parke
Morgan, Sullivan, Greene Knox Daviess, Martin
Dubois Pike. Gibson, Posey, vanderburg Warrick
spencer. Perry and Orange.
Second-Counties of Ohio. Rush Switzerland
Dearborn Shelby; Brown. Lawrence, Crawford. Har
rson Floyd, Clark Scott. Jefferson. Ripley. Decatur
bartholomew, Jackson, Washington and Jennings
Third-Counties of Tippecanoe, johnson, White
Warren. Fountain. Montgomery, Clinton. Boone Tip
ton, Hamilton. Marion, Yerniion, Putnam, Hen
bricks and Vigo.
Fourth-Counties of Allen. Whitley, Huntington,
wells, Adams, Grant Blackford, Jay, Delaware Ran
ddolph, Howard, Madison. Hancock, Henry, Wayne,
Fayette, Union and Franklin.
Fifth-Counties of LAKE, Benton Porter, LaPorte.
st. Joseph, Elkhart. Koscusko. Marshall, Stark,
Jasper. Newton, Pulaski, Fulton, Wabash, Miami
Cass Carroll Lagrange, Steuben DeKalb and Noble
The judge residing in each district shall b elected
ny the voters of such district and the terms of the
judges first elected shall be follows: For the first
and second districts years; for the third district
three years; for the fourth and fifth districts four
years put Their successors by election shall each hold
for a term of four years.
The judges are to be at least thirty wears of
age, citizens of the United States, lawyers in
good standing. and for five years residents of the
state. Eacn is to receive salary of ST. 600 per
year. me pleadings, practice and proceedings
In THIS court are to be the same asp those of the
supreme Court In other sections are provided
In detail the powers and duties of the court
LIE senators attention was called in the after
noou, snrougn communication from Wm II.
Engisn, president of the Indiana Historical So
ciety, to probable error in numbering the Gen
erai Assemblies. He said the number of the
Journals since 1868 are correct but he is inclined
70 tnlnk that mistake occurred in numbering
the General Assembly, of that year which has
never been rectifed He believes this to be the
flfty.fourth and not the Fifty-fifth General As
semoiy. The communication was referred to the
committee on State librarv
Senator McDonalds bill in regard to the
Soldiers and Sailors Ornhe pc Hop,o % Ec;ch+,
town, involving the erection of two buildings,
one Tor the feeble minded children on the same
tract OF land, came up for second reading SEN
ator Barrett offered an amendment to have the
orphans home proper established in Fort Wayne
IL caused lively clash of views between the
senators from the eastern and northeastern part
or the State. In the discussion of his amend
ment Senator Barrett claimed that the north
east part OF the State paid one-fourth of all the
taxes In support of the benevolent and State ed
ucationai institutions. and yet did not have one
OF them FORT Wayne was willing to give
ground for the building of home thereon. and
70 DO other things that would relieve the people
OF extra burden in that respect Senator Sellers
favored Fort Wayne because the people wanted
the orphans and the feeble minded children sep
arated absolutely, in management as well as to
ton argued that removal of the home from
knlgntstown, when many thousand
dollars had already been spent,
would be extravaganza and unnecessav
h1o Was discussed most OF Inc afternoon, and
then made the special order for Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock
Inc Senators and Representative received a
memorial from the Central Union Telephone
COMPANY, asking repeal of the telephone law
OF 1888. Four reasons were specified in support
OF this request, one being that the interests of
the public have not been promoted bv the act:
another. that many communities had been de-
prived OF telephone service; third, that rigid
rule or fixed price is fair neither to the company
nor hot
requires the business TO be done either bv toll
hnes or exchanges in this State with few ex-
ceptons, at an actual operating loss The
memorial then recites in brief the conditions
ana incidents OF the service under the law clos
ing with, that trial has shown the results of
TINS law TO be such the Legislature did not
contemplate or intend"
Inc special appropriation bill Representative
Grose introduced in the House yesterday pro-
vides for 5000, 600 for the completion of the Can
ltoi, $iO,OO0 for it's furnishing and $IO7 600 for
the new insane asylums. It is further provided
tnat the State officers shah borrow ST. 900 900 on
terest not more than per cent. to meet these
appropriations and to relieve the current deficit
Representative Friend introduced bill looking
TO the organization of the new insane ASYLUM
e l3anaeement as Tar as they are completed. The
Governor is to appoint the trustees to be chosen
alternately from each political party Repre-
lbachs bill, creating industrial depart-
ments in the public schools of the
otate IN cities of more than 10000
population, caused some discussion through a
resolution accompanying the bill asking for
committee to investigate the Industrial school
system in Chicago. Representative Patton said
the toplofty, gilt-edged courses had killed our
educational system" the resolutions and bill
went to the committee education. Repre-
sentative Caven reported bill of local signif-
canoe In enabling the school board to issue bonds
not exceeding $3.50 GOO. and also providing for
tax levy, and requiring the county treasurer to
pay over to the board monthly all school taxes
collected during the preceding month Repre-
sentative Grifiths introduced DILL fixing a sal
airy OF $1,000 each for the Marion County Com
and Center township trustee and as
SCISSOR
Proposed Legislation,
The bills introduced in the Senata rastora,r